Don't you dare die, you little rascal

In the afternoon, Genma did not go to Konoha Hospital with Shizune, but instead slipped into a small grove to train.

He began by letting plant cells nourish his body.

This was a long-term process, and over the past two years, his body had indeed undergone significant changes.

If Genma had only been speculating based on intuition at the beginning, he was now one hundred percent certain that if he continued, he would definitely obtain Wood Release, no longer requiring Wood Release chakra to perform it.

However, it was not the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai formed by the fusion of Earth Release and Water Release nature transformations either.

Instead, it was more like... a plant-man?

At the current rate of progress, I should be able to complete the transformation in two years at most.

After eating his fill, Genma created a Shadow Clone to shift his focus to the training of the Lightning Release Body Flicker Technique.

That is, using Lightning Release chakra to activate the cells throughout his entire body.

From the superficial skin cells to muscle cells, bone cells, and then nerve cells... Genma had already begun to activate his nerve cells.

Of course, this dangerous work was left to the Shadow Clone, as damage to nerve cells would be extremely troublesome.

Even though the Yang Release he had mastered was already very strong, capable of self-healing without hand seals, he was unwilling to risk damage to his own nerve cells.

Therefore, he had to be extremely cautious and let the Shadow Clone explore first.

Consequently, although Genma's Lightning Release Body Flicker Technique was primarily inspired by the Lightning Release Chakra Mode of Kumogakure, the path he took was actually the one followed by his teacher, Hatake Sakumo, for his own Lightning Release Body Flicker Technique.

That is, simply using Lightning Release chakra to activate cells to increase speed in all aspects, without tempering the flesh—or rather, the cells—to become a muscle-bound giant like the Raikage.

Only in this way could the Shadow Clone be of use.

Although a Shadow Clone is a physical entity, it cannot undergo any permanent physical changes.

Only techniques and experience could be fed back to the original body.

However, although the speed of his teacher Hatake Sakumo's Lightning Release Body Flicker Technique was also very fast, it was nowhere near as deep as Kumogakure's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

The former only went as far as muscle cells and did not go any deeper, though this would still greatly improve a person's reaction speed.

But judging from today's battle, Genma believed that while Hatake Sakumo's speed was astonishing, it still could not compare to the future Fourth Raikage.

And this was the reason why Genma's development of the Lightning Release Body Flicker Technique had remained unfinished for so long.

Of course, the most important thing was the [Setting Collection].

As long as Genma could initially develop the Lightning Release Body Flicker Technique, he could fully use the Setting Value to modify the settings for further depth later on.

For now, he only needed to activate the nerve cells slightly to get a good start and save a little bit of Setting Value.

After all, he hadn't gained any Setting Value in over a year.

After sending the Shadow Clone off to grind for experience, Genma prepared to further develop the genjutsu he had previously created: Demonic Illusion - Spider Bind.

Today's battle showed that the genjutsu Demonic Illusion - Spider Bind performed well, directly pinning down Hatake Sakumo's Shadow Clone.

This was thanks to Genma's powerful Yin Release nature transformation and immense chakra.

If it were Orochimaru, Genma was confident that once he fell into the genjutsu, even Orochimaru would find it difficult to break free.

However, Genma also realized that the stealth of the technique was insufficient.

Secondly, if the enemy sensed he was about to cast a technique, they could easily escape his lock-on by using the Body Flicker Technique.

Of course, the very nature of genjutsu combat is to catch the opponent off guard.

But if he could make it so the enemy had nowhere to hide, there would be no need for sneakiness.

Therefore, he had to continue developing it.

The range of the technique needed to be large, like the Temple of Nirvana Technique used by Yakushi Kabuto, which could cover a wide area like a giant spider web; as long as one did not escape the range, they would be caught in the technique and have their body immobilized.

This should be combined with the Sensory Ninjutsu Thousand Branch Spirit Touch...

Genma pondered secretly.

The genjutsu Demonic Illusion - Spider Bind was actually inspired by the Sensory Ninjutsu Thousand Branch Spirit Touch.

When the perception of Thousand Branch Spirit Touch was spread out, viewed from a mental "perspective," it looked like a large web spread out by tree branches.

The range of perception was limited by the amount of chakra, and the precision of perception was limited by the precision of chakra control.

Could he weave such a huge web with genjutsu, where touching it meant being caught, just like prey entering the range of a spider web and getting stuck upon contact?

No, it shouldn't be passive; it should be active, triggered by me, the caster.

Genma thought of the Sharingan of the Uchiha. The genjutsu of the Sharingan could also be laid as an ambush for a long time before being detonated.

For example, Uchiha Itachi had placed a technique on the Root ninja who were monitoring him long before, only detonating it when they turned against him.

This was not the Transcription Seal used to seal Mangekyo ocular techniques.

It's worth a try. This genjutsu has the potential to continue modifying its settings in the future.

Genma became excited.

Returning home in the evening, Genma was surprised to find that both his parents were there.

"Genma is back, looks like today went quite well?"

Yu Fenglan also poked his head out from the kitchen.

Immediately after, Mom Ritsuka appeared from behind, brandishing a spatula: "Genma, hurry up and wash up, dinner will be ready in a moment."

Genma quickly responded: "Yes, I'm going right now."

"It was indeed a good day, respected Lord Lan."

Watching their son head to his bedroom, Ritsuka said to her husband: "It seems he should be able to adapt."

Yu Fenglan chuckled lightly: "That goes without saying, especially with Senior Hatake Sakumo looking after him."

"Besides, Genma is the genius we brought into this world."

Ritsuka's eyes curved into crescents: "That's true!"

"I really didn't expect the team leader to be Senior Hatake Sakumo; we won't have to worry too much from now on."

In the bedroom, Genma faintly heard his parents' conversation and let out a soft sigh.

The hearts of parents are truly pitiful.

However, he would not let them down.

After removing his gear and finding a change of clothes, Genma slipped into the bathroom to wash away the day's exhaustion.

By the time he dried his hair and arrived at the dining room, the food had already been laid out.

"Hey, congratulations on becoming a true ninja. From today on, Genma, you are a man who can stand on his own."

Yu Fenglan handed Genma a short blade: "This is a gift from your mother and me."

"Since you've taken Senior Hatake Sakumo as your master, how could you not have a good short blade?"

"Although it certainly isn't as good as Senior Hatake Sakumo's, it has been infused with a bit of chakra metal, which will allow chakra to be better channeled into the blade."

Ninja tools infused with chakra metal were not cheap.

Genma felt secretly moved and immediately reached out to take it: "Dad, Mom, thank you!"

Yu Fenglan raised an eyebrow: "How about it, want to give it a name?"

"Or should I help you?"

Genma quickly said: "I'll do it myself."

"Let's call it... Ranga!"

"What do you think?"

Yu Fenglan beamed with joy upon hearing this and gave a thumbs up.

Seeing this, Ritsuka quickly called out: "Alright, hurry up and sit down to eat, it's about to get cold."

Genma immediately went to put away the short blade, then enjoyed the warm dinner.

Meanwhile.

On the other side, Shizune was being taken out to a restaurant by Tsunade.

Of course, Tsunade would absolutely never admit that she just wanted to drink a little bit of alcohol.

Listening to Shizune describe the battle between Genma and Hatake Sakumo that morning, Tsunade was secretly shocked: "This brat, has his Wood Release already reached this level?"

"If he can really master the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai in this way, perhaps in the future..."

Tsunade couldn't help but think of her grandfather and her second granduncle Senju Tobirama, and then couldn't help but think of her deceased parents and younger brother, feeling a sense of gloom in her heart: "Don't you dare die, you little brat!"